Washington & Lee University

Lexington, VA 24450

Virginia Northeast

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Maddie Coleman

Maddie Coleman was tabbed to be the third Women's Lacrosse Head Coach in Washington and Lee University's history on August 1, 2022.

Coleman, a Lexington native, returned home after spending nine seasons at Denison University. For six of those, she served as the assistant coach before being promoted to Associate Head Coach for the Big Red for her final three seasons.

The 2018 IWLCA-Nike Outstanding Assistant Coach of the Year focused on goalie and defensive development. During her tenure, DU claimed seven North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament Championships and 39 consecutive NCAC contests. Coaching six IWLCA All-Americans while there, Denison’s squad compiled a 56-5 (.903) NCAC record and 111-42 (.725) overall.

An IWLCA All-America honoree in 2012, Coleman played in the cage for the Bullets, finishing top-10 in the nation in both save percentage and goals against average (GAA) as a junior and senior. The two-time First Team All-Centennial honoree notched 11 wins over nationally ranked opponents.

In 2011, Coleman led Gettysburg to its first NCAA DIII Women’s Lacrosse National Championship, picking up All-Tournament Team accolades after recording 28 saves in the final three games of the tournament. In the Championship, she made nine stops and allowed just five goals.

Off the field, Coleman worked as a program coordinator and administrator for student life and as the Tri Delta National House Director at Denison. Prior to arriving in Ohio, she spent a year at Glenalmond College in Scotland as the women’s lacrosse coach and assisted the U19 Scotland National Team. Coleman earned a Master of Education in Sport Leadership from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2016.

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Avery Blackmon

Avery Blackmon joined Head Coach Maddie Coleman as the full time assistant coach for the women's lacrosse program in January 2023.

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Gene McCabe

Gene McCabe is in his 19th season as the head coach of the Washington and Lee men’s lacrosse program for the 2025 season. He has also served as the Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance since the 2022-23 academic year, as well as an Associate Professor of Physical Education throughout his tenure.

Under McCabe’s guidance, the Generals have continually been a national power which most recently saw the 2024 team reach the NCAA Semifinals and finish as the No. 3-ranked team in Division III in the final USA Lacrosse Magazine poll of the season. In what will go down as one of the most exciting games in program history, McCabe’s Generals rallied from a seven-goal, second-quarter deficit against top-ranked and undefeated Salisbury for a 16-15 overtime win to get the Generals to the national semifinals for the first time since 2002.

In 2023, the Generals broke the program record for wins in a season with a mark of 18-5, which included the program’s 12th Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship, before an NCAA Quarterfinal finish (first since 2004). The team’s back-to-back quarterfinal appearances in 2023 and 2024 are the first such occurrence since the program went to three straight from 1998-2000.

Individually, McCabe claims the most wins in program history, posting a 220-105 (.677) overall record across his first 18 seasons. He also boasts eight NCAA Tournament bids and four ODAC Tournament titles. He has guided W&L to double-digit wins in 14 of his 18 seasons, including 12 of the last 13 years, which have included six appearances in the ODAC Championship game. He has earned three ODAC Coach of the Year awards, while he and his staff has garnered the IMLCA’s top coaching honor in the region three times.

McCabe’s players have also seen profound individual success, which include 131 total All-ODAC selections, four ODAC Players of the Year, two ODAC Rookies of the Year, and 53 USILA All-America selections. Statistically, McCabe has helped his players to nine program records, most recently Alex Brown ’24 for goals in a season (76 in 2024), Tyler Spano ’27 for face-off wins in a season (300 in 2024) and Hudson Pokorny ’23 for assists in a season (59 in 2023).

During his time at W&L, McCabe has also served as the President of the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) for a two-year term from 2017-2019 after serving as the Vice President for the two years prior. He is also the Vice Chair of Lacrosse the Nations.